IVF For Coral Reefs: ‘Coral Babies’ Grow to Maturity in Breakthrough Restoration Research
With coral IVF proven to work, researchers turn to robots and citizen science to deliver the new aquatic 'bundles of joy'.
10/01/2022 Reset.org
Good things happen every month. Hence in the tradition of the year in review we like to remind you of three randomly selected news articles of each month.
With coral IVF proven to work, researchers turn to robots and citizen science to deliver the new aquatic 'bundles of joy'.
10/01/2022 Reset.org
The cement and concrete industry is one of the most neglected in the fight against climate change. It's responsible for about 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, more than double those from flying or shipping.
04/02/2022 Deutsche Welle
Two people with leukemia achieved remission over a decade after being infused with CAR-T cells, immune cells that had been modified in a lab, according to a new study. The findings suggest that this approach could be a long-term therapy for leukemia…
02/02/2022 CNN
Bitcoin mining already uses as much energy as Sweden, according to some reports, and its booming popularity is revitalizing failing fossil fuel enterprises in the US.
29/03/2022 The Guardian
The system uses day-night temperature differences to extract water from the air while slightly increasing electricity generation by cooling solar panels
01/03/2022 NewScientist
In 2003, the Human Genome Project made history when it sequenced 92% of the human genome. But for nearly two decades since, scientists have struggled to decipher the remaining 8%. Now, a team of nearly 100 scientists from the Telomere-to-Telomere…
31/03/2022 CNN
Space technology has long been used to help forecast weather, spot wildfires and aide scientists' understanding of the climate crisis. But this next-generation German satellite is being called a game changer for its ability to use more than 250…
15/04/2022 CNN
Jonathan Kennedy Sowah says wherever he goes, he's always looking for a problem to solve. His latest mission is to help transform Ghana's approach to STEM -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics -- and he believes he's found a solution.
18/05/2022 CNN
Patients having major abdominal operations should be offered the option of robotic surgery, doctors and scientists have said, after a world-first clinical trial found the procedures dramatically speed up recovery times, reduce complications and…
15/05/2022 The Guardian
In 1851, Charles Babbage, the English mathematician and inventor, found himself preoccupied with what might happen should coal mines—then and now one of the primary sources of usable energy—become depleted. He concluded that “the sea itself offers a…
23/06/2022 Time Magazine
British professor Sonia Livingstone is one of the leading global experts on minors and technology. ‘There is little evidence of big problems in the new generations,’ she says
16/07/2022 El País
Only 200 years ago, Australian waters were full of oyster and shellfish reefs. Then they collapsed. Now large scale restoration efforts are underway.
09/08/2022 The Conversation
“We are living through the end of abundance,” French President Emmanuel Macron recently declared after a summer that saw parts of Europe ravaged by forest fires and unprecedented heat and drought.
19/09/2022 Al Jazeera
The technique had largely been limited to editing patients’ cells in the lab. New research shows promise for treating diseases more directly.
22/09/2022 Wired
Scientists have developed a virus-killing plastic that could make it harder for bugs, including Covid, to spread in hospitals and care homes. The team at Queen's University Belfast say their plastic film is cheap and could be fashioned into…
09/09/2022 BBC
The ‘agroforestry’ project in Ghana aims to protect cocoa crops against climate impacts and provide added income for farmers.
31/10/2022 The Independent
Buildings don't collapse very often -- but when they do, it's catastrophic for those trapped inside. Natural disasters like earthquakes and hurricanes can level entire towns, and for the search and rescue teams trying to find survivors, it's a…
24/10/2022 CNN
A huge marine reserve in the Pacific Ocean has led to the recovery of tuna and other migratory fish around its borders, according to a study. The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in Hawaii is almost four times the size of California.
20/10/2022 BBC
Researchers suggest the patient’s immune system naturally generates a strong anti-inflammatory response that fights the tumours.
02/11/2022 The Independent
Machines that examine samples of drugs can cost tens or even hundreds of thousands of dollars, but experts say they are an increasingly vital tool in stemming overdoses.
24/12/2022 New York Times
In Kenya, the prevalence of female genital mutilation has dropped by 24.2 percentage points where an alternative rite of passage is being tried.
21/12/2022 The Conversation
A railway station has become the first in the country to launch an audio guide to help blind and partially sighted people navigate the space. Network Rail has launched the guide, comprising of 12 audio files, along with Bristol Sight Loss Council to…
02/12/2022 The Independent